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Thornton Aurora Central

Trojans

The Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 43-37.

Game Details: 1st time

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thornton	15	2	18	8	43
Aurora Central	15	6	4	12	37

Final score provided by T. Luster.

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Game Stats

Aurora Central (23-24)

Thornton

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	43	17	57	30	34
0	Lexie Charley (Jr)	2	1	1	100	100
1	Brisa Ortega (Jr)	2	1	2	50	50
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
3	M. Hernandez Gutierrez (Jr)	5	2	16	13	16
4	Angie Lor (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
5	J. Sandoval (Sr)	18	6	14	43	54
15	C. Montelongo (Jr)	10	4	14	29	32
21	London Lor (So)	2	1	3	33	33
23	A. Villalpando (Jr)	0	0	1	0	0
42	P. Manchego (Fr)	4	2	2	100	100

Aurora Central

Shooting

#	Athlete Name	Pts	FGM	FGA	FG%	AFG%
	Team Totals	37	16	52	31	36
1	Alayna McClain (Jr)	12	5	16	31	38
2	A. Arreola Quinones (Jr)	4	2	5	40	40
3	D. Weddington (Jr)	0	0	3	0	0
5	Nijaha Davis (Sr)	6	3	8	38	38
20	Abukd Atem (Sr)	0	0	3	0	0
22	J. Johnson Gonzalez (So)	6	3	10	30	30
23	Leslie Garcia (Jr)	9	3	7	43	64

Thornton

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	43	5	23	22	4	8	50	12	34	35
0	Lexie Charley (Jr)	2							1	1	100
1	Brisa Ortega (Jr)	2				0	2	0	1	2	50
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)	0	0	1	0				0	2	0
3	M. Hernandez Gutierrez (Jr)	5	1	13	8				1	3	33
4	Angie Lor (Jr)	0	0	1	0
5	J. Sandoval (Sr)	18	3	7	43	3	4	75	3	7	43
15	C. Montelongo (Jr)	10	1	1	100	1	2	50	3	13	23
21	London Lor (So)	2							1	3	33
23	A. Villalpando (Jr)	0							0	1	0
42	P. Manchego (Fr)	4							2	2	100

Aurora Central

#	Athlete Name	Pts	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	2FGM	2FGA	2FG%
	Team Totals	37	5	15	33	0	4	0	11	37	30
1	Alayna McClain (Jr)	12	2	6	33	0	2	0	3	10	30
2	A. Arreola Quinones (Jr)	4	0	1	0				2	4	50
3	D. Weddington (Jr)	0	0	2	0				0	1	0
5	Nijaha Davis (Sr)	6							3	8	38
20	Abukd Atem (Sr)	0				0	2	0	0	3	0
22	J. Johnson Gonzalez (So)	6							3	10	30
23	Leslie Garcia (Jr)	9	3	6	50				0	1	0

Thornton

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF
	Team Totals	43	17	32	49	12	15	4	35	14
0	Lexie Charley (Jr)	2		2	2				1
1	Brisa Ortega (Jr)	2	1	2	3	1	2			2
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)	0	2	3	5			3	4	1
3	M. Hernandez Gutierrez (Jr)	5	2	5	7	3	4	0	4	2
4	Angie Lor (Jr)	0		2	2	1	2		3	2
5	J. Sandoval (Sr)	18	2	2	4	5	4		10	4
15	C. Montelongo (Jr)	10	6	10	16	2	2	1	7	2
21	London Lor (So)	2	1	2	3
23	A. Villalpando (Jr)	0	1	2	3		1		3
42	P. Manchego (Fr)	4	2	2	4				3	1

Aurora Central

Totals

#	Athlete Name	Pts	OReb	DReb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO
	Team Totals	37	18	22	40	6	13	4	3
1	Alayna McClain (Jr)	12	2	3	5		3	1	1
2	A. Arreola Quinones (Jr)	4	1	2	3	4	4		2
3	D. Weddington (Jr)	0		2	2		2
5	Nijaha Davis (Sr)	6	2	4	6	2	1
20	Abukd Atem (Sr)	0	4	4	8			1
22	J. Johnson Gonzalez (So)	6	7	4	11		3	2
23	Leslie Garcia (Jr)	9	2	3	5

Thornton

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO	Stl:F	Blk:PF	Chr	Defl
	Team Totals	0.34	0.43	1.07	0.29	1	14
0	Lexie Charley (Jr)						1
1	Brisa Ortega (Jr)			1.00		1	1
2	Victoria Perez (Jr)				3.00
3	M. Hernandez Gutierrez (Jr)	0.75	1.00	2.00	0.00		2
4	Angie Lor (Jr)	0.33	0.67	1.00			3
5	J. Sandoval (Sr)	0.50	0.40	1.00			2
15	C. Montelongo (Jr)	0.29	0.29	1.00	0.50		2
23	A. Villalpando (Jr)		0.33				1
42	P. Manchego (Fr)						2

Aurora Central

Misc Totals

#	Athlete Name	Ast:TO	Stl:TO
	Team Totals	2.00	4.33
1	Alayna McClain (Jr)		3.00
2	A. Arreola Quinones (Jr)	2.00	2.00

Game Story

Colorado High School Basketball - Thornton holds off Aurora Central

January 18, 2024: Aurora, CO 80010

Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Thornton Trojans (Thornton, CO) and the host Aurora Central Trojans (Aurora, CO), saw Thornton's basketball squad hold off Aurora Central by a tally of 43-37.

With the victory, Thornton improves its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Trojans host Adams City (Commerce City, CO) to confront the Eagles in a 5A/4A Colorado challenge on Friday, January 19. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 2-8. Adams City lost 68-26 in their recent league challenge against Skyview (Thornton, CO)

Next up, the Trojans confront the Adams City Eagles (Commerce City, CO) in a 5A/4A Colorado challenge, on Monday, January 22. Aurora Central will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 3-8 record after their 57-52 league win over Thornton (Thornton, CO).

Players of the Game

Thornton (23-24)

Congratulations to #5 Julionna Sandoval for being selected the Thornton Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Aurora Central (23-24)

Congratulations to #1 Alayna McClain for being selected the Aurora Central Girls Basketball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Thornton (23-24)

CO	Class
232	54

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
10-13	4-4	5-6	4-5	1-2	.435	.500	777	998

Aurora Central (23-24)

CO	Class
246	56

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
8-15	2-6	2-6	4-8	2-1	.348	.250	776	960

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Thornton	6.7	7.2	7.9	7.4	33.8
Aurora Central	7.3	8.2	9.6	8.4	33.7

Head-to-Head

Thornton won on 1/18/2024

1/18 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Thornton 15 2 18 8 43
Aurora Central 15 6 4 12 37

The Thornton (CO) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) by a score of 43-37.
Box score
Thornton won on 2/6/2024

2/6 @ 7p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Aurora Central 4 12 15 8 39
Thornton 10 14 8 12 44

The Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 44-39.
Box score
Thornton won on 2/14/2024

2/14 @ 5p Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final

Aurora Central - - - - 21
Thornton - - - - 33

The Aurora Central (Aurora, CO) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's neutral conference tournament game against Thornton (CO) by a score of 33-21.
Box score

2/6 @ 7p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Aurora Central	4	12	15	8	39
Thornton	10	14	8	12	44

2/14 @ 5p	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Aurora Central	-	-	-	-	21
Thornton	-	-	-	-	33

Team Stat Comparison

Thornton		Aurora Central
31.4	Points Per Game	33.8
33.0	Rebounds Per Game	47.4
7.5	Assists Per Game	5.8
14.6	Steals Per Game	15.0
2.5	Blocks Per Game	4.2

Team Leaders

Thornton		Aurora Central	National Avg.
#5 Julionna Sandoval9.4	Points Per Game	#1 Alayna McClain13.3	4.2
#15 Camryn Montelongo7.8	Rebounds Per Game	#22 Jamaea Johnson Gonzalez11.7	2.8
#5 Julionna Sandoval2.8	Assists Per Game	#2 Aditi Arreola Quinones2.4	0.9
#5 Julionna Sandoval3.0	Steals Per Game	#1 Alayna McClain3.4	1.1
#22 Araya William1.0	Blocks Per Game	#22 Jamaea Johnson Gonzalez2.3	0.3

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Thornton	3-7		Aurora Central	3-7

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/8/23	Prairie View	Thornton	(L) 46-18	12/12/23	Aurora Central	Prairie View	(L) 55-11
1/10/24	DSST: Conservatory Green	Thornton	(W) 51-19	1/4/24	Aurora Central	DSST: Conservatory Green	(W) 55-5
1/12/24	Thornton	Overland	(L) 84-25	12/1/23	Aurora Central	Overland	(L) 66-21
1/19/24	Adams City	Thornton	(L) 57-52	1/22/24	Aurora Central	Adams City	(L) 56-45
1/25/24	Thornton	Adams City	(L) 44-37	2/1/24	Adams City	Aurora Central	(L) 51-44
2/12/24	Thornton	Adams City	(L) 52-49
1/22/24	Thornton	Gateway	(W) 62-59	1/11/24	Gateway	Aurora Central	(W) 48-20
2/1/24	Gateway	Thornton	(W) 39-16	1/30/24	Aurora Central	Gateway	(W) 57-31
1/23/24	Skyview	Thornton	(L) 72-25	1/9/24	Aurora Central	Skyview	(L) 62-10
2/8/24	Thornton	Skyview	(L) 67-11	1/25/24	Skyview	Aurora Central	(L) 67-12
				2/12/24	Aurora Central	Skyview	(L) 47-9

Record Breakdown

Thornton (23-24)		Aurora Central (23-24)
10-13	Overall	8-15
5-5	League	2-8
4-6	Non-League	4-6
3-0	Head to Head	0-3
3-7	Common Opponent	3-7
5-6	Home	2-6
4-5	Away	4-8
1-2	Neutral	2-1
0-0	Playoff	0-0
10-13	In-State	8-15
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0